Help the Cause

Collateral descendants are seeking your help in gaining the federal government’s permission to exhume and scientifically study the remains of Gov. Meriwether Lewis, leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. One way you can help is by sending a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior asking him to the clear bureaucratic hurdles that are blocking the exhumation process.

Use this sample letter as a template for your communication with the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.